904. ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

ACCESS REQUIREMENTS All loading berths and service/delivery spaces shall be accessible at all times from a driveway meeting the requirements of Subtitle C §§ 904.2 and 904.3. A driveway or access aisle leading to a loading berth or service/delivery space shall have a minimum width of twelve feet (12 ft.), a maximum width of twenty-four (24) feet, and a maximum slope of twelve percent (12%). No driveway providing access to a loading berth or service/delivery space shall be located in such a way that a vehicle entering or exiting from the loading berth blocks any street intersection. A loading berth or service/delivery space shall be designed so that it is usable and accessible by the vehicles that it is intended to serve. All loading berth or service/delivery space shall be located to be accessed from a public alley, where an open and improved alley of fifteen feet (15 ft.) width exists. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2712 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: General Rules 11-C DCMR § 904